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| Independent Examiner's |
Report | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | ||
| Balance Sheet | ||
| Notes to the Accounts | 4— |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
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| Notes | Funds f |
Funds f |
2020f | 2019 f |
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| R | ||||||
| ncome and endowments | from | |||||
| Donations, grants and legacies Fundraising activities Charitable activities |
13,551 10,092 144,763 |
98,509 12,608 |
112,060 10,092 157,371 |
35,813 25,167 177,408 |
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| Investment Income |
525 | 525 | 78 | |||
| Total Incoming Resources | 168,931 | 111,117 | 280,048 | 238,466 | ||
| REER d d |
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| Eggendlfg~n | ||||||
| Raising funds | 901 | 3,596 | ||||
| Charitable Activities |
161,823 | 62,567 | 224 390 | 213943 | ||
| Total Resources ExPended | 162,724 | 62,567 | 225,291 | 217,539 | ||
| Net (outgoing)/incoming | ||||||
| resources before transfers | 6,207 | 48,550 | 54,757 | 20,927 | ||
| Gross transfers between funds |
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| Net movement In funds |
6,207 | 48,550 | 54,757 | 20,927 | ||
| Fund balances st 1 January | 2020 | 442,405 | 32,151 | 474,556 | 453,629 | |
| Fund balances at 31December | 2020 | 448,612 | 80,701 | 529,313 | 474,556 |
| 2019 | ||||||||
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| Notes | ||||||||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||||
| Tangible Assets Inveslmenls at cost |
501,006 2,754 |
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| 503,760 | ||||||||
| Cunent Assets | ||||||||
| Debtom | 8 | 15,052 | 42,572 | |||||
| Cash at bank | and in | hand | 179.079 | 85,174 | ||||
| 194,141 | 127,746 | |||||||
| Creditors: amounts | falling due wNhin | |||||||
| one year | 9 | (18,321) | (6,950) | |||||
| Net current | assets | 120,796 | ||||||
| Total assets | less cuwant Iiablgues | 679,313 | ||||||
| Restricted Funds | 80,701 | 32,151 | ||||||
| Unrestdcted | Funds | 448,612 | 442,405 | |||||
| Revaluadon | Reserve | |||||||
| Total Funds | 679,313 | |||||||
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| Accounting Poficles |
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| Basis ofPreparation | ||||||||||||||
| The accounts have been prepared under |
the historical cost convention, with |
the | revaluation | of | freehold | |||||||||
| property. The accounts have been prepared |
in accordance | with the Statement | of Recommended | Practice: | ||||||||||
| Accounting and Reporting by Charifies preparing their accounts in accordance |
with | the | Financial | Reporting | ||||||||||
| Standard applicable in the UK and Republic |
of Ireland (FRS | 102)issued in July | 2014, and | with | the | Charities | ||||||||
| Act 2011. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.2 | Incoming Resources | |||||||||||||
| Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donom |
as to how they may be | used. | The | purposes | and | |||||||||
| uses ofthe restricted funds are set out in the notes to the accounts. |
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| Grants received for the charity snd club activities are shown | on an accruals basis. | Grants | received | for the | ||||||||||
| following year are carried forward in either the restricted |
funds or unrestricted funds |
depending | on the | |||||||||||
| condition. | ||||||||||||||
| Donations, legacies and other forms of voluntary income |
ars recognised as incoming |
resources | when | |||||||||||
| receivable, except insofar as they are incapable offinancial measurement. | ||||||||||||||
| Income received in relation to the club activtfies is shown on |
an accruals basis. | |||||||||||||
| 1.3 | Resources Expended | |||||||||||||
| Resources expended including inecoverable |
VAT are accounted for on an accruah |
basis. | The | majority of | ||||||||||
| costs srs directly attributable to specNc activities, and are treated as direct charitabl |
expenditure. | |||||||||||||
| Support costs are the general costs related | to running the |
charity. The costs have |
been | allocated | to the | |||||||||
| activiTies in accordance with fime and money spent on each activity. The allocations are |
reviewed | by the | ||||||||||||
| Trustees on a regular basis. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.4 | Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation | |||||||||||||
| Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuafiion less depreciation. Depreciation |
is | provided | at | rates | ||||||||||
| calculated to writs off the cost less estimated residual value |
of each asset over its | expected | useful | life, as | ||||||||||
| follows: | ||||||||||||||
| Freehold property | Nil depreciation | |||||||||||||
| Furniture and equipment |
33.3%ofcost | |||||||||||||
| The freehold property, Mencap Hall, is held |
in trust for City ofChelmsford Mencap. |
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| 1.5 | Investments | |||||||||||||
| Fixed asset investments ars stated atcost. |
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| 1.6 | Fund Accounting | |||||||||||||
| Funds held bythe charity are either: | ||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted general funds —these are funds |
which can be used in accordance |
with | the charitable | objects at | ||||||||||
| ths discretion ofthe Trustees. | ||||||||||||||
| Designated funds —these ars funds set aside by the Trustees out of unrestricted |
funds | for specific | future | |||||||||||
| purposes or projects. |
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| Restricted funds —these are funds that can | only be used for | particular restricted |
purposes | within | the objects | |||||||||
| ofthe charity. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.7 | Taxation | |||||||||||||
| City of Chelmsford Mencap is a registered |
charity and is not subject to corporation |
tax | on | its | charitable | |||||||||
| activities. |
| 2 | Analysis ofincome | |||||
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| Donations, Grants and |
Legacies | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| Funds f. |
Fundsf | 2020 6 |
2019 6 |
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| Donations and ggts |
3,276 | 3,276 | 12,383 | |||
| Grants received | 10,275 | 98,509 | 108,784 | 23,430 | ||
| 13,551 | 98,509 | 112,060 | 35,813 | |||
| Fundralsing activities |
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| Events | 10,092 | 10,092 | 25,167 | |||
| Charitable acgviges | ||||||
| Football club | 677 | 677 | 4,419 | |||
| Outreach | 11,931 | 11,931 | 6,470 | |||
| Other Charitable Activities |
144,763 | 144,763 | 166,519 | |||
| 144,763 | 12,608 | 157,371 | 177,408 | |||
| Invesbnent Income |
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| Interest receivable | 525 | 525 | ||||
| Dividends receivable |
78 | |||||
| 525 | 525 | 78 | ||||
| 168,931 | 111,117 | 280,048 | 238,466 | |||
| Ths | following grants have been |
received | in the year. | |||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | |||||
| Baily Thomas Charitable | Fund | 5,000 | ||||
| Brlash Science Associslion | 500 | |||||
| Charles French Charitable | Trust | 1,500 | ||||
| Essex Community Foundation |
17,467 | |||||
| Essex Mencap Society | 21,940 | |||||
| Mencap | 3,351 | |||||
| Essex Youth Trust | 2,500 | |||||
| Furlough grants |
10,275 | |||||
| Garfield Western Foundation |
10,000 | |||||
| Leeds Building Society | 950 | |||||
| Neighbourly | 400 | |||||
| FJG Taylor Trust | 33,105 | |||||
| Radio Workshop CCR | 250 | |||||
| Souter Charitable Trust |
2,000 | |||||
| Jack Petchsy Founda5on | 750 | |||||
| Essex County Council | 5,296 | |||||
| Chelmsford City Council |
12,450 | 480 | ||||
| 10,275 | 98,509 | 23,430 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2020 | 2019 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Raising Funds | |||||
| Costs ofgenerating | funds to support the | 901 | 901 | 3,596 | |
| Charity | |||||
| Charitable Activities |
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| Football club Outreach |
3,691 58,876 |
3,691 58,876 |
3,543 17,615 |
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| Activities undertaken | directly | 15,013 | 15,013 | 22,719 | |
| Support costs | 146,810 | 146,810 | 170,066 | ||
| Total | 161,823 | 62,567 | 224,390 | 213,943 | |
| 162,724 | 62,567 | 225,291 | 217,539 |
| Employees | |||||
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| 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Number | Number | ||||
| The average |
monthly | number | of | 16 | 15 |
| employees during the year |
was: | ||||
| Employment | Costs | 2020f | 2019 6 |
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| Wages and salaries Social security Pension costs |
149,693 1,763 1,356 |
127,063 3,623 1,407 |
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| 152,812 | 132,093 |
| 6 | Changes in res |
ources available | for Charity use | |||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||
| Funds | Funds | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Net movement | in funds | |||||||
| for the year | 6,207 | 48,550 | 54,757 | 20,927 | ||||
| 6,207 | 48 550 | 54 | 757 | 20 927 | ||||
| Furniture | ||||||||
| 7 | Tangible Fixed | Assets | ||||||
| Land and | ||||||||
| Buildings | and | Total | ||||||
| Equipment | ||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| Cost or Valuation | ||||||||
| At 1 January 2020 | 500,530 | 1,147 | 501,677 | |||||
| Additions | ||||||||
| Disposals | ||||||||
| At 31 December 2020 | 500,530 | 1,147 | 501,677 | |||||
| Depredation | ||||||||
| At 1 January 2020 | 671 | 671 | ||||||
| Charge for year | 267 | 267 | ||||||
| Released on disposal | ||||||||
| At 31December 2020 | 938 | 938 | ||||||
| Nat Book Value | ||||||||
| At 31December 2020 | 500,530 | 209 | 500,739 | |||||
| At 1 January 2020 | 500,530 | 476 | 501,006 |
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade | Debtors | 14,859 | 42,572 |
| Other | Debtors | 203 | |
| 15,062 | 42,572 |
| reditors: amounts falling due within |
one year | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020f | 2019f | |
| Trade Creditors | 1,840 | 3,463 |
| Pension fund PAYE and Nl |
514 886 |
289 1,338 |
| Accruals | 15,081 | 1,860 |
| 18,321 | 6,950 |
| nalysis ofnet as | sets between funds | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
| Funds | Funds | Total | ||
| and | ||||
| Revaluation | ||||
| Reservef | ||||
| Fund balances at | 31 December 2020 are | |||
| represented by: |
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| Tangible fixed assets Inveslments Current assets |
500,739 2,754 106,020 |
88,121 | 500,739 2,754 194,141 |
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| Creditors: amounts | falling due within one year | (10,931) | (7,420) | (18,321) |
| 598,612 | 80,701 | 679,313 |
| Names oftrustees managing the Charity in the period since the last Report Trustee name Sandra Morton-Nance Office President Dates acted Full term: September 2020- Appointed by Nominated: Anthony North |
Names oftrustees managing the Charity in the period since the last Report Trustee name Sandra Morton-Nance Office President Dates acted Full term: September 2020- Appointed by Nominated: Anthony North |
Names oftrustees managing the Charity in the period since the last Report Trustee name Sandra Morton-Nance Office President Dates acted Full term: September 2020- Appointed by Nominated: Anthony North |
Names oftrustees managing the Charity in the period since the last Report Trustee name Sandra Morton-Nance Office President Dates acted Full term: September 2020- Appointed by Nominated: Anthony North |
Names oftrustees managing the Charity in the period since the last Report Trustee name Sandra Morton-Nance Office President Dates acted Full term: September 2020- Appointed by Nominated: Anthony North |
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| Anthony North |
Chairperson | November 2021 Full term: September 2020- |
Seconded: Bryan Powell Nominated: Bryan Powell |
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| Bryan Powell Deborah Ginn |
Vice Chairperson Treasurer |
November 2021 Full term: September 2020— November 2021 Full term: September 2020— |
Seconded: Deborah Ginn Nominated: Sabine Nussey Seconded: Katherine King Nominated: Bryan Powell |
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| Andrew Smith |
Secretary | November 2021 Full term: September 2020- |
Seconded: Katherine King Nominated: Anthony North |
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| Abigail Krone | Trustee | November 2021 Co-opted —June 2021 |
Seconded: Sabine Nussey | ||
| Alan Stoppard | Trustee | Full term: September 2020- | Nominated: Anthony North |
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| Graham McGhie Katherine King Philip Preston |
Trustee Trustee Trustee |
November 2021 Part term: September 2020— May 2021 Part term: September 2020— June 2021 Co-opted —June 2021 |
Seconded: Deborah Ginn Nominated: Anthony North Seconded Sabine Nussey Nominated. Anthony North Seconded: Deborah Ginn |
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| Rachel Scott Zoe Zawayira |
Trustee Trustee |
Co-opted —July 2021 Part term: September 2020— May 2021 |
Nominated: Anthony North Seconded: Bryan Powell |
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| Type ofAdvisor | Names ofadvisors regularly used during 2020 Name and Address |
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| Banks | HSBC,99High Street Chelmsford CM1 1EQ |
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| Accountant | Barclays Bank, 41High Street Chelmsford CM1 1BG NSO Associates LLP Independent Examiner —75Springfield |
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| Chelmsford Essex CM2 6JB |
| Structure, Governance and Management |
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| Type ofgoverning | City ofChelmsford Mencap was established by a charitable trust deed and amended |
on 12e | ||
| document | November 1979,4~ September 2002 and 21"February 2013. |
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| How the charity is | City ofChelmsford Mencap is constituted as an Association. The charity intend to |
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| constituted | reconstitute as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) as soon as permissible |
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| Trustee selection | Under the Articles ofAssociation, the charity is required to have a minimum of6and |
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| methods | maximum of12Trustees. |
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| The Executive Committee shall consist ofthe following persons any ofwhom may have |
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| learning disabilities: |
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| Honorary Officers: who shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting and Co-opted |
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| members: being persons having a special interest in and qualifications for furthering |
the | |||
| work ofthe Society. | ||||
| All Trustees retire from office at the end ofthe AGM one year after the date on which | they | |||
| came into office but they may be re-elected or re-appointed. Members ofthe Executive |
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| Committee appointed at an AGM shall take office from the end ofthat meeting. |
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| Additional | Organisational policies and procedures:- |
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| governance | issues | Are in place forthe induction and training ofstaff, volunteers and trustees. Risk assessments |
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| and procedural guidelines are in place to manage all known risks. |
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| The charity's organisational structure:- |
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| Consists ofmembers, Board ofTrustees, Services Manager; Financial Administrator; |
Family | |||
| Support Worker; Support Leads; Specialist Support Workers; Club Managers; Club Leaders; |
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| Volunteers; Administrative Staff. |
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| Wider networks:- | ||||
| City ofChelmsford Mencap is a Network Partner ofRoyal Mencap Society. CCM also |
works | |||
| collaboratively with other multi-agencies. |
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| Admission of | The subscribers to the memorandum and such other persons as are admitted to the |
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| members | membership in accordance with the Articles shall be members ofthe Society/Club. |
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| Membership ofthe Society/Club shall be open to all people (whether with or without |
a | |||
| learning disability) who declare their support for and are in sympathy with the objects |
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| stated in the memorandum. Membership shall be granted to those individuals who submit |
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| an application in a form prescribed by the Executive Committee provided that applicants |
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| meet the membership criteria and pay any subscriptions or payments required. |
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| Risk management | The Trustees monitor the risks at regular meetings and review overall ffisks annually. |
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| As part ofthis process the Trustees have implemented a risk management strategy which |
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| comprises: | ||||
| ~ Annual review ofthe risks the charity may face; |
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| ~ The establishment ofsystems and procedures designed to mitigate those risks |
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| identified; | ||||
| ~ The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact |
on | |||
| the charity should any ofthese risks materialise. | ||||
| Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety ofstaff, volunteers, |
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| service users and visitors tothe Charity's premises at Mildmay Road Chelmsford or any |
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| other venue where services are being carried out. | ||||
| Organisational | The Trustees meet at least quarterly as a Trustee board and are responsible for the strategic |
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| Structure | direction and policy ofthe charity. | |||
| Day to day responsibility for the provision ofservices ofthe Charity rests with the Services |
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| Manager. The Charity employs two full time members ofstaff (Services Manager and |
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| Support Lead), the remainder being made up of a Family Support Worker, part time staff, |
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| bank staff and volunteers. The charity regularly utilises self-employed tutors for the |
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| provision ofcertain services. | ||||
| Other related | City ofChelmsford Mencap is affiliated to Royal Mencap Society, the parties work together |
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| parties | in a collaborative way to develop a clear, productive and mutually beneficial relationship |
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| that will enhance the services we both provide for people with a learning disability. |
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| The Royal Mencap Society, 123,Golden Lane, London EC1YORT |
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| Registered Company Number: 550457 |
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| Registered Charity Number: 222377 |
| Objectives and Acthdtles | |||
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| Objectives | The Charity provides social clubs and respite schemes for people of all ages as well as information | ||
| and support services for members and their families and carers. The Charity, in pursuing its aims, co- |
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| operates with other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory authorities operating in furtherance |
of | ||
| the objects ofthe Society/Club or ofsimilar charitable objects. The charity is self-funding and is |
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| required to raise funds and ask for and receive contributions (including subscriptions, donations, |
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| legacies, grants and other gifts). The charity operates its activities in accordance with its governing |
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| documents to ensure people with a learning disability are valued and supported. |
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| Summary | The aims and objectives of City ofChelmsford Mencap:- |
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| ofthe | ~ To provide services offering learning and recreational opportunities to children and young |
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| objectives | people with a learning disability. |
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| ofthe | ~ To provide lifelong learning, social opportunities and community access to people aged |
19+ | |
| charity | who have a learning disability and associated additional needs. |
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| ~ To promote a healthy, independent lifestyle to people with a learning disability and to |
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| signpost/refer to, and liaise with, health and social care agencies as appropriate. |
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| ~ To provide support to members and their families about different aspects of living with |
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| learning disabilities, and to develop new services and courses in response to identified |
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| needs. | |||
| ~ To promote the needs and abilities ofpeople with a learning disability through awareness |
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| campaigns and by publicising the activities and achievements ofthe Charity's members. |
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| Additional | The Board ofTrustees have had a due regard tothe guidance issued by the Charity Commission |
on | |
| details of | public benefit. | ||
| objectives | The powers ofthe Charity are to increase public awareness and understanding ofthe abilities of |
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| and | people with a learning disability, their needs and abilities and those oftheir families, dependents |
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| activities | and carers, in order to assist their integration in society. |
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| Outreach Academy, Virtual Academy, Gateway Club, Gateway Juniors, on-site and remote family |
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| support and welfare monitoring are the main activities provided by CCM. |
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| Objective and public benefits: 1 | |||
| Toprovide services offering leorning and recreational opportunities to children and young people |
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| with a learning disability. |
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| Our weekly youth club, Gateway Juniors, isfor young people aged 16to 25. It offers sports and |
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| dance workshops for the energetic and arts and crafts, puzzles and quizzes for those who prefer |
a | ||
| quiet evening with friends. Special activities including theatre trips and meals out are run | |||
| throughout the year. Above all, Gateway Juniors gives young people with a learning disability the |
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| opportunity to socialise with their peers, form friendships and have fun in asafe and supportive |
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| environment. | |||
| During the coronavirus pandemic, Gateway Juniors ran online and offered similar activities, specially |
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| adapted forthe virtual mode ofdelivery. | |||
| Objective and public beneffts: 2 | |||
| Toprovide lifelong learning, sociol opportunities and community access topeople aged 19+who |
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| have a leorning disobility and associated additionol needs. |
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| The Charity's Outreach Academy is a lifelong learning service which runs every weekday, 50weeks |
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| year. It provides courses to develop students' social, work and life skills in a supported environment |
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| that enables them to reach their potential. Courses include Active in the community and |
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| environment (ACE), Cooking, Dance, Functional skills, Music, Social enterprise and Yoga. |
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| During the coronavirus pandemic, City ofChelmsford Mencap moved its full Outreach Academy |
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| curriculum online, enabling the vast majority of its lifelong learning students to continue their |
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| classes virtually. Resources packs were created, produced and distributed, and adaptations were |
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| made to practical courses, such as Cooking and Active in the community and environment (ACE) to |
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| ensure learrdng continued. |
| The Outreach Academy reopened at 'critical tier', i.e.for services users with the highest support |
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| needs, in September 2020. | |
| The Gateway Club meets weekly and members enjoy a variety of activities, including dance and |
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| fitness workshops, music and art sessions and evenings exploring cultures from around the world. |
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| The Club also organises activities in the community, including pub quizzes and evenings out. |
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| During the coronavirus pandemic, Gateway Club ran online and offered similar activities, specially |
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| adapted for the virtual mode ofdelivery. | |
| Objective and public beneffts: g | |
| Topromote a healthy, independent lifestyle to people with alearning disability and to signpost/refer |
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| to, and liaise with, heolth and social care agencies as appropriate. | |
| The Charity's Discover Health initiative directly addresses the low life expectancy ofpeople with |
a |
| learning disability by providing fully accessible and supported sporting and exercise sessions. |
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| Courses have included Yogo, Golf, and Karate. |
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| The Outreach Academy's lifelong learning courses encourage the development ofindependent |
living |
| skills including Cooking. |
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| The Charity has working partnerships with health and social care agencies to ensure appropriate |
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| referrals and a multi-disciplinary approach to supporting members at times ofheightened need. |
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| Objecthie and public benefits: 4 | |
| Toprovide support to members and their families obout different aspects ofliving with learning | |
| disabilities, and to develop new services and courses in response to identified needs. |
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| City ofChelmsford Mencap runs a Family Support Service, which offers advice, information and |
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| advocacy regarding a range ofissues, including benefits, housing and support planning. CCM also |
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| regularly provides information about services available in the statutory and voluntary sectors and |
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| makes direct referrals to health and social care professionals as required. |
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| City ofChelmsford Mencap's lifelong learning academies run courses designed to support and |
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| enhance service users' physical and emotional wellbeing. |
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| CCM's Family Support Service continued to run throughout 2020, despite the restrictions |
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| necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. |
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| In addition, CCM delivered weekly welfare checks via telephone to all its active service users and, |
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| when necessary, provided care co-ordination and emergency support. |
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| The Charity's Centre is a designated Hate Incident Reporting Centre, specialising in disability hate |
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| crime. | |
| Objective and public benefits: 5 | |
| Topromote the needs and obilities ofpeople with aleorning disobility through owareness compaigns |
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| and by publicising the activities and achievements ofthe Charity's members. |
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| City ofChelmsford Mencap participates in many local and national events which promote the rights and |
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| abilities ofpeople with a disability. In addition, itworks to ensure that the local population with a learning |
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| disability are able to access and participate in local cultural festivals and initiatives. |
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| City ofChelmsford Mencap regularly promotes its members' achievements via its social media |
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| platforms and newsletters. |
| Achievements and Performance |
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| Report | I am pleased to report that the strong relationship has continued to develop on the Board of |
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| from the | Trustees. Current Trustees have had a good range ofskills and experience and have been very | |||
| Board of | willing to share their expertise and work for the good ofCCM. | |||
| Trustees | ||||
| Trustees continue to have good links with Staff and volunteers and, through either visiting or |
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| working at the centre and regular updates from the Services manager, are very aware ofwhat |
is | |||
| happening within the organisation. |
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| Everyone is working together to develop and improve services and to create opportunities for |
the | |||
| future. | ||||
| We currently have 199Service users (195in 2019)and 338Members (345 in 2019). |
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| We have 2 full time members ofstaff, 13part time staff, 1bank staff and 2self-employed |
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| consultants who work at CCM. |
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| Training and development (Staff and Volunteers) |
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| Training for staff and volunteers is a very important area as it enables us to ensure that we offer |
an | |||
| excellent and supportive service and that our staff and volunteers develop their skills and expertise. |
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| In 2020training included all key staff and a number ofvolunteers completing a wide range of |
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| mandatory courses in care, health and safety and GDPR. |
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| Training is ongoing and the curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure any further needs are |
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| identified and implemented. |
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| We are pleased to provide volunteer training placements for students from local secondary schools, |
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| Chelmsford College and Anglia Ruskin University as well as many volunteers from the community. |
All | |||
| staff and volunteers are required to undergo a DBScheck to ensure that they are approved to |
work | |||
| with our service users. During the pandemic, many new and current volunteers have supported |
our | |||
| virtual services, and we are grateful to them for their willingness and enthusiasm to adapt to this |
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| mode ofdelivery. | ||||
| In 2020, we were delighted to provide placements for student social workers and student mental |
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| health nurses from Anglia Ruskin University; their involvement has proven to be an important |
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| contribution to both the Outreach and Virtual Academies. |
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| CCM's COVID-19 Pandemic Response | ||||
| CCM isa thriving and positive organisation offering a high standard ofservices and support to |
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| The Outreach Academy cunently has a very strong team of experienced, enthusiastic staff, excellent |
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| tutors and many talented, keen volunteers. |
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| The service is well led by the Services Manager who has a clear direction and focus forthe | ||||
| development ofservices for the Charity. She ensures that the Board is kept regularly updated |
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| issues that might impact on the provision ofservices and the mitigation ofrisks that may arise. |
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| In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which initially forced the closure of build-based services |
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| the last week of March 2020, CCM moved quickly to develop alternative provision. The Virtual |
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| Academy was established within three weeks oflockdown; staff, tutors and trustees worked hard |
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| adapt course content, ensure a safe and easily accessible virtual learning environment, and deliver |
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| students' usual curriculum. In addition, packs oflearning resources were produced by tutors and |
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| staff and delivered by a small band ofdedicated volunteers on a monthly basis. |
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| Similarly, 'Gateways Online' has ensured that members ofGateway Juniors and Gateway Club |
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| continue to meet (albeit virtually), socialise and enjoy a wide range ofactivities. Gateway staff have |